MIT professor and intensivist/trauma surgeon explains the new challenges that Covid-19 brings to treating patients in acute respiratory distress.

Microneedles made of silk-based material can target plant tissues for delivery of micronutrients, hormones, or genes.

Translated into sound, SARS-CoV-2 tricks our ear in the same way the virus tricks our cells.

MIT biochemists can trap and visualize an enzyme as it becomes active — an important development that may aid in future drug development.

Repurposing a drug used for blood clots may help Covid-19 patients in danger of respiratory failure, researchers suggest.

An unusual synergy between cancer researchers, clinical centers, and industry leads to promising clinical trials for a new combination therapy for prostate cancer.

Study shows ripples across a newly fertilized egg are similar to other systems, from ocean and atmospheric circulations to quantum fluids.

Scientists discover the structure of an enzyme, found in the human gut, that breaks down a component of collagen.

Simple chip powered by quantum dots allows standard microscopes to visualize difficult-to-image biological organisms.

Research underscores infection is not a common hospital transmission.